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Amazon Abort co-Q

THE SCENE: Forgot to look, felt like about 75* and humidity wasn’t yet too bad
F3 WELCOME & DISCLAIMER
WARM-O-RAMA:
Led by Amazon:
BAC forward x20 IC (evidently at Brickyard these are know as manly arm rotations)
BAC backwards x20 IC
Moroccan night clubs x20 IC
OH claps x20 IC
Led by Abort:
Pulse squats x15 IC
Tempo lunge x10 IC
Cobras x10 IC
Amazon:
Sumo squat x10 IC
THA-THANG:
Mosey across Emory Road to the First Tennessee bank parking lot and pair up.  Dora style work, one partner does Galway Hookers across parking lot (4 lunge steps, 1 supersquat, 4 lunge steps, 2 supersquats, continue) to cone and the run back.  The other partner works through:

  • Burps x100
  • Calf raises x100 (on 4-ct)
  • 200 high knees (left/right 1)

Once the partner returns, swap and continue through the exercises.  All groups ended about the same time, so a quick mosey through the parking lots, and back across Emory Road right in front of splash pad.  Quick round of ATM’s to even out the leg work we just did, then continue mosey to pick up a pet rock at the lot just beyond the park.  Grab your rock and mosey with it across Emory to the Health and Wellness parking lot (fitting right?).

Four corners routine, sort of.  Each exercise set with rocks, then run carrying rock overhead to the next corner.

  • Front rock raises x20
  • Eight count bodybuilders x10
  • Rock OH squats x20
  • Brickyard manmakers x10

Finish the four corners, then rinse and repeat for a second round.  After a quick joke about a third round, its time for the shoulder shredder.  Overhead claps on a 4 count, stopping every quarter to pick some cherries.  TAKE US TO 100!

Get rock overhead and mosey back across Emory Road for the last time and take the rock back and return it.  Mosey back toward start point for a little cardio.

Sprints are around 30 yards, all done together.

  • 80% sprint, immediately followed by 10 merkins on 4-ct IC
  • 80% sprint, immediately followed by 10 cobras on 4-ct IC
  • 100% sprint, AYG, immediately followed by 20 SSH IC

MARY:
Flutter kicks x20 IC
BBSUs x20 OYO
Flutter kicks x20 IC
BBSUs x20 OYO
Boat/canoe cash out – in canoe doing flutters, Moroccan night clubs, OH claps
COUNT-OFF & NAME-O-RAMA
9 strong with plenty of visitors: Herbie, Biohazard, Fob, Manilow, Pele, Lilydipper, Fast N Easy, Amazon, Abort
CIRCLE OF TRUST/BOM:
Amazon spoke about the importance of focusing on others who might be struggling.  Lessons he has learned in GORUCK events, specifically his most recent HTL.  During those events, and in life in general, we find ourselves struggling and contemplating giving up.  But if you look around, there is generally someone worse off than we are.  If you focus your energy on them and helping them keep moving, its funny how you forget the pain you’re in or how tired you are.  Focus on helping someone else, and you’ll be amazed how far that takes you as well.  AYE!!

a duck’s opinion

THE SCENE: Upper 60s and less humid, ready to rock
F3 WELCOME & DISCLAIMER
WARM-O-RAMA:
Shoulder taps x15 IC
Imperial walkers x10 IC
Plank merkins x10 IC
Bend and reach x12 IC
SSH x15 IC
THA-THANG:
Mosey out of park area, and start up the hill on Hotel.  When we finished our last warm up exercise, I asked if everyone felt sufficiently warm.  I didn’t really get much response so as soon as we got a stop I had everyone stop for 20 merkins and 20 squats to make sure the warm up was complete.  Safety first and all.  Continue mosey up the hill towards Gresham Middle School.

Once across the intersection of Hotel and Holbrook (at the base of the stairs and hill) knock out some leg blasters, exercises done with no rest:

  • 15 squats
  • 10 lunges each leg
  • 10 jump squats

Then sprint the stairs and hill to the top at Gresham.

Once there, circuit set up with cones and chalk.  We did a quick walk through to explain and then started the circuit:

  • 15 inverted rows on the hand rails
  • Burpee broad jump up the hill beside the school, roughly 15 yards then run to the next cone
  • On the stairs at the school entrance, crawl bear up the stairs and around the planter, then bear crawl down the other side
  • Run to the stairs at the auditorium entrance, do 10 (on 4 count) stair taps
  • Run to brick/stone bench for 10 dips and 10 derkins
  • Run most of the way back down the hill, start bear crawl at first cone and finish at second cone rotating bear crawl orientation 90* at every parking stripe

Go through circuit twice.  Plank and wait for 6 to complete.  Move on to ab circuit at the rails we started first circuit.  All exercises done together, but not in cadence.

  • 10 leg lifts hanging from rails
  • 15 BBSUs
  • 10 leg lifts left side, hanging from rails
  • 15 flutter kicks
  • 10 leg lifts right side, hanging from rails

Recover.  Had planned to go another round of the first circuit but time was getting short so we started the mosey back to start point.

MARY:
ATMs
20 box cutters
20 LBCs on 4 ct
Boat/canoe ring of fire with PAX leading: Wilson led 10 BACs in canoe, Herbie led James Bond left/right/middle in canoe, Swanson led 5 OH claps in canoe.  Q realized that boat/canoe and variations is much easier to do when you’re leading, the PAX had me ready to die.
COUNT-OFF & NAME-O-RAMA
Four strong: Wilson, Herbie, Swanson, Abort
CIRCLE OF TRUST/BOM:
Since we were at the Quacken, I wanted to include the mascot if possible. Fortunately, I was able to find a very profound quote from the great philosopher Mitch Hedberg: “I find that a duck’s opinion of me is very much influenced by whether or not I have bread.”

While that is obviously a joke, it is also true both for ducks and people.  Too often people, ourselves included, have a tendency to let their opinion of someone be determined by their utility. There are (at least) two problems with that: their utility may not be obvious especially at first; just because someone can’t be a benefit to you, that should not lessen your opinion of them.  I’ve seen a lot of folks who will hear one comment a person says and completely write them off.  I would imagine I’ve also been guilty of similar things.  We all need to be open to listen to opinions, even if they are the opposite viewpoint.  If for nothing else, you practice understanding.  But a lot of times a differing viewpoint has facets you might agree with.
MOLESKIN:
Carrot’s daughter will be having surgery Monday, Mr. Wedgie along with the Cahoon family and that community, the Reagan family in Maryville.. all kept in TAP

Knowing the difference

THE SCENE: 75* and about 98% humidity, perfect for sweat
F3 WELCOME & DISCLAIMER
WARM-O-RAMA:
Windmills x10 IC
BAC forward and reverse 10x IC
Static even/odd stretches
Tempo merkins x10 IC
SSH x15 IC
THA-THANG:

Grab key bag and mosey over to the Big Ball stairs to build a pyramid.  Start at the bottom with 10 squats, run to the top and do 10 merkins, return to the bottom.  Rep count goes 10, 20, 30, 20, 10 of each exercise running up and down stairs.  We all finished basically at the same time so no Mary and no 10 count.  Just grab keys and mosey over toward amphitheater for circuit work.

Four locations with four difference exercises in and around the amphitheater.  AMRAP for time.

  • Wall squat OH claps x15 on 4-count at the bridge underpass, mosey to wall beside amphitheater
  • Dips x15 on wall, mosey to amphitheater stage
  • Catalina wine mixers x10 on stage (wood hurts less, barely), run up stairs of amphitheater
  • Inverted rows on rails x15, mosey back down to underpass and lather rinse repeat

We all made it through 4 rounds of this before starting our return mosey to the start point.

MARY:
American hammers x20 IC
Edward scissor legs x20 IC
Merkins x20 OYO (needed an ab break…)
Flutter kicks x25 IC (did an extra five to hear some complaining)
Boat/canoe ring of fire: Swanson led some canoe paddles, Puddle flutter kicked some water out of the canoe, and Cowbell through in the very awesome kayak style paddle for our canoe
COUNT-OFF & NAME-O-RAMA
4 ballers balling: Swason, Puddle, Cowbell, Abort
CIRCLE OF TRUST/BOM:

Short and simple word on a last minute Q.  “Courage is knowing it might hurt, and doing it anyway. Stupidity is the same. And that’s why life is hard.” – Jeremy Goldberg.  This quote is 100% true in my opinion, but just the quote is not the point.  The point is either having or developing the wisdom to know the difference.  Do not to let fear of pain or fear of the unknown prevent you from doing something, but also don’t let stupidity take over and risk injury (be it physical or emotional) doing something unnecessary.

Tending the garden v2

THE SCENE: 60-65* no sure exactly, but loving the cool weather
F3 WELCOME & DISCLAIMER
WARM-O-RAMA:
Shouler taps x20 IC
Imperial walkers x10 IC
Plank merkins x10 IC
Bend and reach x10 IC
SSH x19 IC (see if we’re paying attention)
THA-THANG:
Mosey out of AO and stop under first bridge we come to for a few more quick exercises.

  • Dirty hookups x20 IC (from plank position, put left hand up on wall, right hand on wall, left back down, right back down)
  • Wall sit Indian run
  • Hand release merkin x15 OYO
  • Wall sit OH claps x20 IC

Mosey on, Bernie up the hill behind the amphitheater then turn and continue mosey towards campus.  Stop on bridge that crosses Cumberland Ave for 20 box cutters and 20 BBSUs.  Up and continue mosey to C15 parking lot along Neyland Drive.  Grab a boulder and make it heavy.
Perform exercise, then drop your rock, run across pedestrian bridge, up the stairs next to engineering building and back down and return to your rock and move on to next exercise.

  • Brickyard manmakers x5
  • Curls x20
  • OH press x20
    Plank up until everyone finishes.  Then rest from rocks with seven 8 count bodybuilders together.  After our rest, repeat the same routine except increase reps by 5 for each exercise.

Get another rest with another round of bodybuilders and change up exercises and routine just a touch.  Instead of running all the way up the stairs, just have to go to the far end of the pedestrian bridge and back.  But you have to tote your rock this round. Exercises:

  • Hand swap merkins x10 (one hand on rock, one on ground, merkin, then swap hands)
  • BBSUs with rock x20
  • Curls again x25 (it is summer…)

Cash out with 20 hand swap merkins before returning the boulder back to its home.  Begin mosey back, going the way we came.  Bernie halfway up the ramp beside S7 parking lot.  Stop again at the bridge over Cumberland Ave for 15 box cutters and 15 BBSUs.  Up and mosey, passing amphitheater and make a left turn throwing everyone off who thought we were done.

Stop at the grass hill beside Clinch Ave bridge.  Crawl bear up the grass hill, then do 5 burpee box jumps on the World’s Fair Park marker at the top and mosey back down.  Only had time to do one iteration, but we’ll revisit at a later date.  Mosey back to start point for Mary.

MARY:
Flutter kicks x20 IC
Side crunches left x10 IC
Side crunches right x10 IC
Flutter kicks x20 IC
COUNT-OFF & NAME-O-RAMA
6 Strong: Pfeiffer, Magic Mike, Duggar, Carrot, Swanson, Abort
CIRCLE OF TRUST/BOM:
Around a year ago when I had Q on Saturday, I’d spoke about tending the garden.  Just the simple of idea of making sure you take the time necessary to give all the things in your life the attention that they need.  Sometimes we don’t think we have the time, but we have to make sure we make it for everything to thrive.

Today I wanted to just add that when our garden performs well and we have a bounty, to share that surplus with those whose gardens are struggling.  Make sure we’re giving away what we have an abundance of.

Duck and Weave

THE SCENE: 55 degrees! 55 DEGREES Y’ALL!
F3 WELCOME & DISCLAIMER
WARM-O-RAMA:
Cherry Pickers x10 IC

Tempo Squat x10

SSH x25 IC

Annie’s x7 IC each way each arm

Moroccan Night Clubs x20 IC

THA-THANG:
Mosey to Gresham Upper Lot

  • Line up and Duck Walk from mid point to stop sign and back

DORA back at mid point @ cones – 1 partner runs to stop sign at the bottom and back while the other does the thing

  • 150 Merkins
  • 175 BBS
  • 200 Squats
  • 250 Flutter Kicks – 1CT (or 2CT if you’re bad at math)

MARY:
Mosey back to church lot.

Bear crawl one end to the other, do 5 Captain Thors, bear crawl back to the start, do 5 more Captain Thors. Plank O Rama til time.
COUNT-OFF & NAME-O-RAMA
Wilson, Herbie, Abort, Swanson, Duggar, Filter
CIRCLE OF TRUST/BOM:
Isaiah 40:31 – “But those who hope in the Lord will renew their strength. They will soar on wings like eagles; they will run and not grow weary, they will walk and not be faint.”
MOLESKIN:
Don’t take for granted your preparation and discipline when you Q. It’s easy to take it for granted when you’ve got a regular crew that gets into a rhythm. Stay alert. Stay focused.
ANNOUNCEMENTS:
July 4 parade in Farragut

July 1 VQ for Wilson!!!